New Jersey · Morris County
Past Producer

Mount Hope Mine - Brown Shaft

Morris County, New Jersey, United States
Iron
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Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Materials
Ore mineralsMagnetite
Geology
Host rockGneiss
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1710
Last production1969
Identification
Deposit ID10021861
MRDS IDDE01491
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates40.935, -74.5407
References
BAYLEY, WILLIAM S., 1910 IRON MINES AND MINING IN NEW JERSEY, VOL. VII OF THE FINAL REPORT SERIES OF THE STATE GEOLOGIST.FIELD CHECKED 1987.SIMS, P.K., 1958. GEOLOGY AND MAGNETITE DEPOSITS OF THE DOVER DISTRICT, MORRIS COUNTY NJ GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 287.KUMMEL, H.B., 1890 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE STATE GEOLOGIST FOR THE YEAR 1890.PERMANENT NOTES OF THE NJGS, ON FILE IN TRENTON, NJ.